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Germany says pandemic not over as court OKs vaccine mandate

German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, rear center, speaks as he opens a working session of a health ministers of the G7 countries in the Red City Hall in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, May 19, 2022. On the screen is Xavier Becerra, Health Minister of the USA, who cannot attend in person due to a corona infection. Photo: (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP) German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach attends the cabinet meeting of the German Government at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach attends the cabinet meeting of the German Government at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) FILE - A doctor injects vaccination against the coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease to a man in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Germany’s top court has approved rules requiring that health workers be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Constitutional Court announced Thursday that it has rejected a complaint against the measure, arguing that protecting vulnerable people in hospitals and care homes is more important than the infringement of health workers' rights. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
Germany says pandemic not over as court OKs vaccine mandate